GoKawiilHister
Your own search engine
Hister is a private search engine for the pages you visit and the files you keep. It indexes their full contents so you can find information again from the web interface, terminal, or an AI assistant connected through MCP.
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Quickstart
Download the binary for your platform from the latest release, then rename it to hister ( hister.exe on Windows). On Linux or macOS, make it executable: chmod +x hister Start Hister on Linux or macOS: ./hister listen On Windows, run .\hister.exe listen in PowerShell. Keep this terminal open while using Hister. The server must be running to index pages and search them. Open http://127.0.0.1:4433 and install the browser extension for Firefox or Chrome. Visit a web page with the extension enabled, then return to Hister and search for a phrase from that page to find your first indexed result.
No configuration is required for a local personal setup. See the complete quickstart to choose what Hister indexes.
To search existing content, import browser history, index local directories, or import files.
Alternative installation methods include Homebrew ( brew install hister ), Docker, and Nix. See the installation guide for instructions.
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